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† pyrgoˈpolinize, v. Obs. nonce-wd. [irreg. f. L. Pyrgopolinīcēs, name of a swaggering soldier in the ‘Miles Gloriosus’ of Plautus, f. Gr. πύργος tower + πόλις city + -νικης conquering: see -ize.] intr. To swagger, hector.
1605G. Powel Refut. Epist. Puritan-Papist To Rdr. 3 His Maiestie need not feare these pyrgopolinizing Champions, for all their desperate threats and big lookes. |